Vece Paes Explained

Vece Paes (born 30 April 1945) is a former Indian hockey midfielder, and representing the Indian team in the 1972 Munich Olympics, that won the bronze medal.^[1] He is the father of Indian tennis player Leander Paes. He is also a doctor in sports medicine,^[2] and served as the president of the Calcutta Cricket and Football Club.^{[3] [4]}

He studied Pre-medical course from Presidency College, Calcutta during 1964-65.He attended La Martiniere College in Lucknow.^[5] He is married to Jennifer Dutton, a great-granddaughter of Michael Madhusudan Dutt.

Notes and References

1. Web site: CCFC − 225 AND STILL COUNTING. Reshmi. Bose. wotweb.com. Window On Travel. Kolkata. 26 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20230610165806/http://wotweb.com/wot-article/ccfc-%E2%88%92-225-still-counting/. 10 June 2023.
2. Web site: Sport, interrupted: After 228 years, Kolkata's storied CC&FC laid low by lockdown. 3 July 2020. 26 November 2022. ESPN.com. Susan. Ninan. 11 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230611061030/https://www.espn.in/espn/story/_/id/29360715/sport-interrupted-228-years-kolkata-storied-ccfc-laid-low-lockdown?platform=amp.
3. Web site: Calcutta Cricket and Football Club — Past Presidents. ccfc1792.com. 26 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230326155807/https://www.ccfc1792.com/past-president. 26 March 2023.
4. Web site: World's oldest sports club to go to ballot box for the first time in 221 years. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. 30 July 2013. 26 March 2022. Ajanta. Chakraborty. TNN. Kolkata. 2 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130802035820/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-30/kolkata/40894555_1_221-years-member-managing-committee.
5. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20021108/cth1.htm La Martiniere College alumni meet The Tribune 8 November 2002, Chandigarh, India